Edgar Wickberg was a leading scholar who is well known for his works in global Chinese diaspora. He had a lasting contribution in the fields of Chinese in the Philippines and in Canada. #BahayTsinoy #BahayTsinoyMuseum #KaisaParaSaKaunlaran

HISTORY TIDBIT About 1000 Chinese laborers were recruited to build Kennon Road in Baguio City. It is stated in the a document from the 31st year of Emperor Guang Xu, that they were distributed among 10 working stations and how they were subjected to abuses. #bahaytsinoy

Most of the Kennon Road Chinese laborers were Cantonese, which accounts for the presence of a lot of Cantonese Chinese in Baguio. The Chinese name of Baguio (pek yu 碧瑤) was also taken from its Cantonese pronunciation. #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #tsinoyako

HOKKIEN IDIOM 少年袂曉想, 吃老毋成樣 siao dian bue hiao siun, tsia lao mm sing ewn don’t know how to think when young, not accomplished when old one has to strive while still young or nothing will become of him when he grows old #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymusuem #tsinoyako

Misua 麵綿 is a popular ritual food for Tsinoys, usually served dry on happy ocassions to signify long life, and as soups when we are sick. 麵 are the noodles and 綿 means thread or string. #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #kaisaparasakaunlaran #tsinoyako

Tony Tan Caktiong is the chairman and founder of Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC). Our favorite fast food chain started as an Ice cream parlor with branches in Cubao and Quiapo. #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #kaisaparasakaunlaran #tsinoyako

HISTORY TIDBIT #BahayTsinoy #BahayTsinoyMuseum #KaisaParaSaKaunlaran #TsinoyAko

Hopia (好餅) first arrived in the Philippines in early 1900s. It was made from beans and flour. Just like taho, itinerant vendors carry two bilao-fulls at the end of a pole, and sell the hopia as a snack and food items. #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #tsinoyako

In some areas of Visayas and Mindanao, the Paklay dish contains vegetable or meat ingredients from goat, beef or pork innards—liver, heart, intestines, spleen. In Hokkien, PAK refers to the stomach while LAI literally means inside. #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #tsinoyako

In 1637 St. Lorenzo Ruiz along with other missionaries were sent to evangelized Japanese people. He was tortured and killed in Nagasaki during the Tokugawa Yemitsu's shogunate. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on February 18, 1981 and canonized on October 28, 1987.

HOKKIEN IDIOM 粗人不會做細餜（幼粿） tso lang buey tsuey eu ke rough person can’t bake fine cake ONE WHO IS NOT CAPABLE TO DO FINE THINGS #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #tsinoyako

IF Carvajal St is Ho Sua Hang (Umbrella Alley) named so because it used to be lined with umbrella vendors, what is the Hokkien name of Hormiga? (This is just for fun. Not a contest. Answer to be revealed tomorrow!) #bahaytsinoy #bahaytsinoymuseum #tsinoyako

You are invited to a free webinar on Innovation and Marketing for Business Recovery by Josiah Go Register in advance for this meeting: bit.ly/kaisawebinar After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You are invited to a free webinar on Innovation and Marketing for Business Recovery by Josiah Go Register in advance for this meeting: bit.ly/kaisawebinar After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

In this 2nd episode of Museo de Intramuros Virtual Tour, we get to know more about the current exhibit that focuses on the Filipinos' response to evangelization and how our ancestors integrated Catholic faith into their lives. bit.ly/3jxlpy0 #WeAreIntramuros

5 DAYS TO GO!!! You are invited to a free webinar on Innovation and Marketing for Business Recovery by Josiah Go Register in advance for this meeting: bit.ly/kaisawebinar

Bahay Tsinoy museum, in cooperation with the Intramuros Administration (Intramuros PHL), invites you to a webinar on Christianiity and Buddhism: Friends or Competitors? by Fr Ari Dy, SJ, PhD, November 13, 8 pm Click here to register: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Romanization of Chinese surnames. x.com/tanchunkiet/st…

You are invited to a Zoom webinar on July 23, 8pm. Celebrating diversity -- race, ethnicity, gender, identity with Professor Richard Chu, Department of History, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Register here: bit.ly/3hccy68